Faucet.



C. W. CRENSHAW.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911.

lNVENTOR Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- wxmesses ATTORTEY C. W. CRENSHAW FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 2. 1911.

1,287,646. Patented Dw- 17, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY proved faucet.

CHARLES W. CRENSHAW, OF CARTERVILLE, MISSOURI.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.-17, 1913.

Application filed November 2,1917. Serial No. 199,899.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, CHARLES W. GREN- sHAw, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carterville, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to faucets and particularly to that type of gate faucet such as are used with ore jigs, syrups, and heavy oil barrels and the like, and has for its object to provide a faucet of this type which shall be simple in construction, of few parts,

and having means for holding a movable gate in place and guiding'the same to open and close the faucet without using bolts, screws, or other removable parts.

' Another object of my invention is to provide a valve of the aforesaid type with a gate yieldingly held upon its seat and a handle supporting said gate and pivotally mounted upon the faucet body, which latter While normally limited in its movement to open and close the faucet, may when desired be given more extended movement for the purpose of removing the handle and applying a new gate-or a new handle when necessarythrough wear or breakage without being troubled with unscrewing of parts and the probable loss of the same.

Other objects of the invention not herein set forth in detail, will be described in the following specification. 7

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement 10f parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I zFigure 1 is a side elevatlon ofthe 1m- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on the line 38 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4: is a vertical longitudinal section throughthe faucet. f

V Fig. 5 is a crosssectional view' on the line 5-5.of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the arrow and, I

Figs. 6 and are perspective views of the interlocking portions of the two part handle which supports the sliding gate.

In-the drawings, 10 indicates the body of the. faucet which in general outline resemblesthose that are in common use, said body being preferably made of cast metal with a longitudinal opening extending from end to end for the passage therethrough of fluid, said opening being curved downwardly at the outlet end of the faucet as shown in Fig. 4. This opening or channel is preferably circular in cross section for the greater portion of its length but near the outer end it becomes elliptical, the longer axis being vertical and terminating in an angle at the bottomas shown at 12 in Fig. 3. Near the out let end of the faucet are two studs 13 that project laterally fromthe opposite sides of the faucet body on the same axial line, said studs being circular in cross section and each formed with an upwardly projecting finger 14: for a purpose to be hereinafter.

described.

The forward or outlet end 15 of the faucet, which will be hereinafter called the head, is preferably wider than the body of the faucet and formed with a vertically curved face 16,theaxis of which curvature is coincident with the axis of the studs13. This curved face 16 is flat in a transverse direction and forms a seat for. the cut-0E gate 17. In each side of the head 15 is a curved groove 18, concentric. with the face 16, this groove terminating at its lowerend at 19, but extendingat its upper end tothe edge of the head 15. A stop 20 projects way into said curve for the purpose of limiting the upward movement of the gate 17 but permitting removal of the gate'when desired aswill be explained later.

The handle for operating the gate is indicated at 21 and comprises two coiiperating members 22 and 23, each member including a side plate that fits closely against the side from the forward side of the groove 1 8 part of the faucet body. The members 22 and 23 of the handle have inwardly turned portions 25 and 26 respectively-which extend in front ofthe head 15 and in line with each other and contact in the central line of the faucet,

the portion 25 having a lip 27 on its inner end of the top and bottom thereof to project over the portion 26 as shown ini'Fig. 2.

Projecting in a forward direction from the inner end of the portion 25*of the handle i type. gate 17 isnormally spaced arshort distance member 22 and at right angles thereto in the center line of the faucet is a coupling member 28 having a cylindrical extension 29 in .from the inner end of the portion 26 of the handle member 23. These fingers when in engagement with the slot serve, in connection with said slot and the lips 27, to lock together the members 22 and 23 of the handle 21. For convenience of operation the handle 21 is provided with a projecting finger piece 35 extending upwardly and forwardly from the cylindrical section 29.

From the inner face of each'side plate of the member 22 and 23 is a stud 36 that is movable within the curved slot 18 and serves to guide and limit the movement of the handle and the sliding gate 17, said stud contacting with the bottoms 19 of the grooves 18 when the gate is completely closed and with the studs 20 at the upper end of the grooves when said gate is fully opened. The sliding gate 17 is curved in a vertical direction to bear upon the curved face 16 ,ofthe head15 when the faucet is closed, and

wholly cover the passage 11 therein as its width is equal 'to the width of said head, and

its vertical dimension sufficient to extend entirely .over the outlet end 12 of said passage and a shortdistance beyond, both at the top and bottom thereof. The bottom of the gate has an angular-depression 37 formed there in which, in connection with the angular bottom 12 of the opening in the faucet, forms a cut-off for the liquid passing therethrough, and is thoroughly eflicient for this purpose particularly when suchliquids are viscid, as

in the caseof syrupandheavy oils. The operation of the device is readily uuderstoodfrom the description and the drawings, it being only :necessary to state that .owing to the shape of the passage 11 through the faucet and the angularposition which is given thesame at its-outer end, the outflow of liquid .throughthe faucet is directed at anangleforward of a vertical line instead of substantially vertical or somewhat rear- .wardly as iScOmmOnin other faucets .of-this .The outeror convexed side of the from the inner face of the handle and'maintainedin this position againstthe head 15 by the coil spring '31. This construction short distance when it is desired to remove the same and the gate from the faucet body, such movement causing the studs 36 to contact with the rear side of the grooves 18 so that when the handle is raised, said studs will pass by the stops 20 and out of the grooves, the grooves being made sufficiently wide to permit this movement.

- When the handle has been raised to a ver-' tical position the elongated pivotal slots 24 will be in line with the studs 13 and their lips 14: so that the members 22 and 23 of the handle 21 may be movedlaterally and out of engagement with said studs, thus permitting the separation of said members by unlocking the fingers 34 from the slots 33, theforward ends of which'slots are widened as at38 to permit this lateral movement of the fingers. The disengagement of the members 22 and 23 from the studs '13 enables the handle '21 and gate 17 to be separated from the faucet body'and a new gate or handle member substituted as circumstances demand.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. in a faucet, the combination with the body having a bore therethrough and ahead on the outlet end, the face of which head is convexly curved, of a cut-off gate fitted to and slidable over said curved face, a handle for supporting said gate pivoted to the body and formed of two separable interlocking members, and resilient means between the gate and the handle to hold the gate against the curved face of the head and the handle in engagement withits pivots, said resilient means being yieldable under pressure to permit removal of thehandle and gate.

2. In a faucet, the combination with the body having a bore therethrough'and a head on the outlet end, the face of which head is conveXly curved in a vertical direction, a curved cut-off gate -fitted to slide .over said curved face, a handle for supporting said gate pivoted to the body and formed oftwo separable members, a quickly joined interlocking connection between said members, and resilient 'means carried by one of said members to hold the gate in contact with the'curved face of the body and the'handle in engagement with its pivots, said resilient means being yieldable to permit removal of the handle and gate;

3. In afaucet, the combinationwith a'body having a 'bore'therethroughtand a head on the outlet end, the face'of whichheadis conveXly curved in a vertical direction, a'curved permits the handle to be pushed forward a cut-off. gate fitted to slide over said curved face, a handle for supporting and moving said gate having forked arms straddling the head of the faucet andjpivoted to said body on opposite sides, said handle beingformed of two separable members each including one of said arms, a' tubular projection on one of said members and slots in said member above and below said projection, fingers projecting from the other member to engage said slots and form an interlocking connection between the members, and resilient means within said tubular member to hold said gate in contact .with the curved face of the head and the handle in engagement with its pivots, said resilient means being yieldable to permit removal of the handle and gate.

4. In a faucet, the combination with the body having a bore therethrough, a head on the outlet end, the face of which is convexly curved in a vertical direction and provided on each lateral side with a groove concentric to the curved face, and a stud projecting from each lateral side of the faucet body, of a curved cut-off gate fitted to slide over the curved face of said head and having a forwardly projecting stem, and a handle for supporting said gate pivotally mounted on said studs, said handle being formed of two similar interlocking members, each member having a slot on one end to engage a stud, a stud projecting inwardly from each member to traved in the adjacent groove in said head, an interlocking extension on the forward end of each of said handle members to hold said members together, a support forming a part of one of said extensions having a socket therein, and a spring within said socket surrounding the stem of the gate and bearing upon said gate for holding the latter in contact with the curved face of said head.

5. In a faucet, the combination .with the body having a bore therethrough, a head on the outer end having a curved face and a similarly curved groove in each side, a stop at the upper end of said groove extending part way across the same, and a stud projecting from each side of the faucet body having an upwardly projecting finger on its outer end, of a curved cut-off gate fitted to slide over the curved face of said head and having a forwardly projecting stem, and a handle for supporting and operating said gate, said handle comprising two interlocking members each being formed with a side plate having a longitudinally elongated opening in its rear end to engage one of said studs, and an interlocking projection on its forward end which projections cooperate with the studs on the faucet to hold the handle members together, a stud on the inner side of each member movable in the curved groove in the side of said head and normally limiting the movement of said handle by contact with the stop in said groove, a socket in one of said handle members into which the gate stem projects, and a spring ,within said socket and surrounding said stem for holding the gate in place against the curved face of the faucet.

6. In a faucet, the combination with the body having a head on its outlet end formed with a curved face, and a groove in each side of the head concentric with said face, a stop in the upper end of said groove extending partly across the same, and a stud projecting from each side of the body having an upwardly projecting finger on its outer end, of

the head, and a spring between the gate and the handle to force the gate against the curved face of the head, said handle adapted to be pressed toward the body against the force of said spring to permit the studs thereon to pass the stops in the side groove and the handle to swing to an upright position, thereby alining the pivot openings in the handle with the fingers on the pivot studs and permit removal of the handle members and gate from the faucet body.

7.- In a faucet, the combination with a body having a bore therethrough and a head on the outlet end, the face of which head is convexly curved in a vertical direction, a curved cut-off gate pivoted to slide over said curved face, a two-part handle for supporting and operating said gate having a pair of forked arms to straddle the faucet head and pivotally connected to the body, said arms each having a slot formed in its pivotal end, a pivot pin projecting from each side of the body having a laterally projecting finger on its outer end, said fingers alining with the slots in said arm when the handle is in one position only to permit disengagement of said handle from the head, interengaging stops on the head and the handle to limit the movement of the handle, under operative conditions, and a spring between the gate and the handle to yieldingly hold the gate against said curved face and permit longitudinal movement of the handle to disconnect the stops thereon from the stops on the body and permit swinging of the handle into position to disengage it from the pivot plns.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. c

CHARLES W. CRENSHAW. Witnesses:

G. I. MERRILL, O. L. WALKER.

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